http://idtheft.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Identity Theft GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-10-01T12:00:20Z Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:20 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/10/02/how-dangerous-is-a-typo.htm How many times a day do you make a typo? I'll bet it's a lot. And it doesn't seem to be a big deal unless you consider that a... http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/10/02/how-dangerous-is-a-typo.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:00:45 +0000 2008-10-02T12:00:45Z http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/10/01/nigerian-letter-scams-getting-more-elaborate.htm I've known about the Nigerian Letter Scam for a long time. I think the first time that I received some iteration of that scam was in 1993, not long... http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/10/01/nigerian-letter-scams-getting-more-elaborate.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:20 +0000 2008-10-01T12:00:20Z http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/30/red-flag-legislation-looms.htm November 1st is the rapidly approaching deadline for financial institutions to be in compliance with Identity Theft Red Flag legislation. Research shows that about half of identity theft complaints... http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/30/red-flag-legislation-looms.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:08:20 +0000 2008-09-30T14:08:20Z http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/30/identity-theft-targets-businesses-too.htm These days nearly everyone is aware that people are threatened by identity theft. People are getting smarter about their personal information and they're learning to demand information about why and... http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/30/identity-theft-targets-businesses-too.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:21:33 +0000 2008-09-30T00:21:33Z http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/23/data-breach-result-of-human-errorya-think.htm Sometimes I'm amazed at the way news is portrayed. Most recently, it's a story that attributes a hospital patient records data breach to humans. Um. Really? Yes, I'm... http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/23/data-breach-result-of-human-errorya-think.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:12:50 +0000 2008-09-23T23:12:50Z http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/22/free-credit-monitoring-from-transunion.htm Early in 2008, TransUnion offered up a limited amount of free credit monitoring as part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit. The deadline for to apply for... http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/22/free-credit-monitoring-from-transunion.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:30:09 +0000 2008-09-22T08:30:09Z http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/20/identity-theft-enforcement-and-restitution-act.htm On the cusp of my post about the legislation that's aimed at identity theft it seems that a new bill is nearly through the maze of Congress. The Identity... http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/20/identity-theft-enforcement-and-restitution-act.htm Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:00:05 +0000 2008-09-20T08:00:05Z http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/19/phishers-cashing-in-on-financial-worries.htm By all reports, there's financial turmoil in the US. As a consumer, I agree. And it worries me. But what worries me more is the criminals that... http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/19/phishers-cashing-in-on-financial-worries.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:58:58 +0000 2008-09-19T12:58:58Z http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/18/what-congress-is-not-doing-about-identity-theft.htm Recently there have been a number of security breaches at large financial institutions like Countrywide Mortgage and Bank of New York Mellon. Like all breaches, these have put a... http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/18/what-congress-is-not-doing-about-identity-theft.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:40:30 +0000 2008-09-18T12:40:30Z http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/16/time-warner-customers-beware.htm A news story came across my desk this afternoon about a phishing attempt on Time Warner Cable customers. The scam starts as a phishing email, in which Time Warner's... http://idtheft.about.com/b/2008/09/16/time-warner-customers-beware.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:00:09 +0000 2008-09-16T17:00:09Z